Moderator's Memos

Let me begin by thanking you again for the many messages and cards I have received. And a special appreciation to those of you making donations to the church in Donald’s memory. Donald loved his church family, and it has touched me deeply to know how much affection you had for him in return. I will keep and cherish your kind thoughts, prayers, and so many memories. 

Where is God? So often in our lives, in good times and bad,

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Sunday was festive as we em-barked on our annual Blessing of the Animals. There were quite a few canine congregants in the sanctuary and more at home on Zoom. A variety of other creatures, cats and guinea pigs among them, joined in hybrid worship as well. There were lots of photos of absent pets and those that we hold in our memory and hearts. There were coffee hour treats for the ones present and all received certificates for being

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On Sunday we shared our final service with Rev. Aubra Love. She was a remarkable sabbatical pastor. She quickly adapted to our hybrid environment and our worship traditions. Her sermons were always joyous and uplifting—a celebration of God’s love—and enlivened by her unique warmth and humor. In her sermons and especially in her coffee hour conversations, she focused our attention on justice and mercy and fulfilled her commitment to have us consider “what next” in light of our racial justice

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Coming together. Gathering in. That is what Sunday morning’s worship service was all about. And it was a joyful beginning to the fall season. Rev. Love preached on Jesus’ parables of bringing the wandering and the lost into the fold. In doing so she shared wonderful personal stories of a family gathering and of a precious lost item being found. She also presided over communion with us for the first time, stressing the significance of this most important of gatherings.

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As summer draws to a close and we look forward to new beginnings in the fall, it was the right time for our congregational mid-year update. We received a financial report from Don Marshall and an update on the capital campaign from Don Blanchon. Then each of our committee chairs provided information on “What Next?” for their committees, in line with our sabbatical theme.

One thing that most of the committee presentations had in common was the

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